Purpose To provide an update of cataract data and barriers to cataract surgery in Latin America. Design Review and longitudinal study. Methods Cataract surgery rates and other related indicators that…
Purpose To evaluate changes in postoperative refractive outcomes following combined phacoemulsification and pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) compared with other retinal diseases. Design Retrospective observational case-control study….
Purpose To evaluate differences in mean deviation values in automated perimetry in healthy eyes with multifocal compared to monofocal intraocular lens (IOL) implants. Design Prospective, age-matched, comparative analysis. Methods setting…
Purpose To compare intraocular pressure (IOP) and wound architecture immediately after cataract surgery using a scleral tunnel incision or clear corneal incision. Design Prospective randomized clinical trial. Methods Bilateral eyes…
The most successful medical textbook of modern times was William Osler’s The Principles and Practice of Medicine, the premier authority in general medicine for English-speaking doctors for almost six decades…
Purpose To compare the safety and efficacy of microcoaxial phacoemulsification surgeries performed with the OZil Intelligent Phaco torsional mode (Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, USA) and combined torsional/longitudinal ultrasound mode…
Objective To assess the visual complaints, reasons, and patient satisfaction for multifocal intraocular lens (IOL) explantation. Design Retrospective observational case series. Methods This study evaluated 50 eyes of 37 patients…
Tooth in an eye, rather an old art in the era of new science, known as osteo-odonto-keratoprosthesis (OOKP), is astoundingly the most durable keratoprosthesis (KPro) to date. The original inception…
Purpose To determine the relationship between delayed patchy choroidal filling and morphologic and functional outcomes among eyes treated with ranibizumab or bevacizumab. Design Cohort study. Methods Comparison of Age-related Macular…
Purpose To analyze corneal confocal microscopy changes after combined photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) plus the cross linking (CXL) procedure. Design Prospective interventional case series. Methods At the Department of Basic Medical…
